How to Use the people in a Sentence

the people

noun
  • This one’s for the people in the back with the chrome hearts.
    — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 2024-07-11
  • They should be made by the people who love these kids the most.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 2024-01-24
  • Thank you to all the people who love me no matter what.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 2023-04-17
  • Newkirk tells his own stories to work with the people who seek help.
    — Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2025-07-21
  • Cast your vote for the People's Choice award.
    — Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This is about the people who were left under the rubble for months.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 2024-10-11
  • This is done the right way for the people paying money to come and see her.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 2023-03-22
  • Many of the people involved didn’t know what the heat index was.
    — Micki Olson, The Conversation, 2024-06-05
  • Here’s a look at the people with a lot of it who are shaping the region.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2024-06-17
  • The pope thanked the people of the parish for sending a video message to him.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2025-02-26
  • To these unlucky souls, add the people locked up in our prisons and jails.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 2023-08-19
  • The captain of the boat, [the people] in the coffee shop.
    — Patricia Alfonso Tortolani, Allure, 2024-07-23
  • The guy was oozing charisma, and had charmed the people around him out of their wits.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 2024-04-29
  • These are the people who have the skills and vision to elevate your brand.
    — Flavio Vidigal, Forbes, 2025-01-21
  • Her group spoke with some of the people who went on strike in Kansas City.
    — Marley Jay, NBC News, 2023-10-28
  • From the people who brought you the iPod, here come … some TV shows?
    — Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 2024-06-06
  • Here are five ways to avoid conflict with the people around you as the election dust settles.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 2024-11-05
  • Rescuers said the people had tried to drive across a flooded road when they got stuck in the water.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 2024-02-05
  • And 48% of the people studied were not coffee drinkers.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 2025-01-08
  • In fact, a lot of you get paid — there’s settlements to get paid for the people that were protesting.
    — Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2025-03-09
  • Buckle up, and welcome to the rest of the story—told by the people at the center of it all.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 2023-10-04
  • Sellers are still seeking the sky-high prices of 2021, the people said.
    — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2024-02-06
  • As Baird left the store, he was approached by one of the people in the SUV.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2025-05-21
  • Most of the people in our government argue in the truth, argue in the law, argue in the courts, and respect the work of the press.
    — Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 2024-01-12
  • The general public was rocked by the loss of the royal, nicknamed the People's Princess.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Jerome Powell, Janet Yellen—to the people, to the modern chairmen and -women of the Fed.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2020-10-13
  • The fact that the people who make The Bear like to play our songs on The Bear, that’s very exciting and very rewarding.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 2023-11-09
  • Power to the People’s Devices Powering our devices is always a challenge.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, the ideal is nationwide redistricting reform, like the For the People Act, to end gerrymandering once and for all.
    — Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This event will provide the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) with unprecedented access to some of its most sensitive technology, including the stealthy Chengdu J-20, for public viewing.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025

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